Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-30

amounted to l6067S0S1 pounds, a de.
 cerease of 10.2S4 526 pounds from 1885
 The totsl production Of lead increased
 to 536, ,G29 tons in 1886. Iu 1885 the pro- duo,ion was I29,412 tons. The produc-
 tion white lead in 1886 is estimated si
 COCO short tors; the toial value of . oxides of lead was sbou. SI. .535 GOO in 1886.
 ' The production of quIcksilver in Cali [ iornia was 29 gSl tl4sks. This is g de-
 crease 2.O92 fiasks but the total value shows CD increase of SS0C00 due to sn ! increase 10 prices.
 The total production of coke in 1SSG was (, ,S3S. .0SS short tons, and this Is the
 largest prOdlct ever reached in the
 United States.
 The total pFodu.iinn of petroleum was
 2S1l0ll5 barrels O! !.r,y-two gallons
 each. of winch the Irl0Jy lvania and New York fields produced 2j,790,OOO
 barrels. an increase of 6 62S,O74 barrels
 over 1885.
 MALTA, July 25-A violent volcanic
 eruption occurred on the Island of
 Galits eff the coast of Algiers. Streams
 of lava are issuing from the crater and
 the glare of the flames emitted gre visi
 ole for fifty miles.
 SAN DIEGo. July 25-Jesus Monreal
 was shot and killed qy Epifanio Salcido
 a. the TIejuana custom house near the
 Mexican line to-day. Sslcido was
 drunk at the time. The murderer has
 been arrested and sent to En-enads.
 SAN FRANCIsC0, July 2j-Justice
 Field and Judges Sawyer and Hoffman deciied adversely tO the Benson survey
 ors to-day in the somewhat roted crim-
 inaI action for perjury anO conspiracy.
 and defendants have been ordered to appear and plead to indictment. The court roum WEs crowded during the de- live.y of the decision. Defendants
 claimed qusshment of the indictment on the ground that the indictment was illegal ol account that four oi the grand jurors were not ou the assessment roll, Justice Field disposed of this by hold ing that the rights of defendants had
 not been ieOpHTdized and that the
 ground was mere techn;caities. Tbe nffensc with which Benson IS charged is said to have been committed Tn 1881,
 when the state had but one judicial dIs-
 iriot of northern California, and did not come to end till August lS.h, 1886. Justice Field ruled that the proceed ings taken during said term were valid and the congressional Rot dividing the state into two districts did not affect this case. The decision settles once for all tbe legality of all proceedings of the district court during the latter part of lastyesr. Benson. Rsichart and all the surveyors will be srTaIgned next Mon day.
 LcSDoS, July 25.-An interview was had to-day with Wm. O'Brisn, M. P, the editor of the United Ireland, On the subject of the Irish land bill. O'BrIen ssId inst tbe first effect of the msss0re vodld be to bankrupt and destroy she | majority of landlords in Ireland, and the next effect to destroy the govern ment which had purchased office with ! concessions destructive to the Cnuserva- tive party. After bitter struggle Of sII months" he said. the Ministry had adopted Parnelrs bill snd 1t was their plan OfcampaI9n that had forced them to pursue their present course
 SANTA CRUZ, Jdly 25.-Frsnk J. Boyer, a native of England, aged about 2s years, who has been stopping in Santa Cruz for the past six months &C., cidently shot himself with a revolver l to-day, The ball entered the lower side ot the right jaw. ranged upward and lodged m his brain, and the physician attending him says that there are very little hopes for his recovery. e, W, Frost, cashier of the City Bank. who | occupied the same room with Boyer, ] described the shOoting as follows:
 We were drssIng a. the tune and l Frank was fOOlIDg with the revolver. | There was one empty she'll in the cyliD- | der and he snapped the hammer on ir. | l said Frank, IS that pistol loaded? | He said Yes, look at it. and held the ! revolver iD an upright position s-er, ,hs same tins 'O~siS-s -Ib-o fnns, e' 'u an tb,p--o SuruI1s lDe cy finder around | -r ..s-;at he could see the balls, l sad | For Gods sake, look out Frank, or you will kill yourself or me- He laughed and carelessly bauished the revolver in front of his face. Only Q 4cond or two elapsed when the revolver was dis- charged. and Frank fell to the floor shot in the head"
 ST. LOUIS, Jnly PA special from DeavenwOrtb, Ksns., says that the Citi- zens Savings Bank assigned this morn ing and that the Cashier had sbsconded.
 BALTIMORE. July 27.-The Democratic State Convention today adopted resolu- tions endorsing the administration sud urging reduction of taxation and the passage of a law excluding foreign pau pers and criminals.
 LONDON, July 27.-The Porte has de- clted Io reopen negotiations with Eng land direct for the settlement of the Egyptian question. The object of the "a aa huk kaa an.Ir ] rsed without the ether powers being consulted.
 BERLIN, July 27.-The arms manu- fGcturers have receiver orders for s half million side arms for the Turkish army.
 CITY OF MEXICO, July 27.-The Tiem- DO resumed publication after eleven days suspension. The Tiempo thanks toe family of the late President Juarez for intervention iu behalf of its impri-- oned stsif The charge vas that the paper bad made itself lisble to civil and criminal proceedings by having attacked the memory of Jusrez. Editor Chisf IS still in prison.
 BERLIN, July 27-Reports on the con ditIon of Grown Prince Frenerick Wll- liaua, are to the effect that he is progress ing rapidly and has had no difficulty in 1 , speaking, but his physicians advise him to exercise care.
 BALTIMORE, Mo, July PIE Jackson ( was nominated by the Democrats for ( governor; the convention then took recess. {
 WASHINGTON. July 27-A delegation Iron Kansas City called at the White House shortly after noon to-day, to iu- ! Vite the President to visit that city dur ing his western tour in October. The Z President accepted the invitation for : late 60 be hereafter fixed between the : Ist and the 18th of October. SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-A. A. Cohn. Y attorney for the Southern Pacific was 5 before railroad commissioner and ex- Y smined regarding the suit brought 9 lsainst the company. Witness volun- {, sered the statement that in bis opinion : he road could not be sold to satisfy the ' government debt and other liens.
 GLOUCESTER, Mas, July 27.-The Il iDe of SiOO imposed on the schooner b